Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet
Artist's tip (Light adds, paint darkens): On a screen (light): red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta, all three = white. With paint: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple, all three = brown. Light gets lighter as you mix; paint gets darker. Screen primaries: red, green, blue; paint primaries: red, yellow, blue.
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- 1.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
- 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
- 4.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
- 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
- 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
- 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
- 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
- 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
- 13.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
- 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 16.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
- 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 18.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
- 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 22.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 24.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
- 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 29.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
- 30.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
- 32.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 34.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
- 36.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
- 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
- 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- magenta
- True
- all three lights
- red, green, blue
- paint on paper
- True
- red, green and blue
- glows with its own light
- red and green
- uses red, green, blue
- cyan
- needs light to be seen
- black
- all three make white
- False
- green
- uses red, yellow, blue
- False
- paint on paper
- mixing makes it lighter
- mixing makes it lighter
- False
- white
- False
- light on a screen
- mixing makes it darker
- uses red, green, blue
- True
- yellow
- True
- green and blue
- light on a screen
- True
- cyan
- needs light to be seen
- red, yellow, blue
- light on a screen
- paint on paper
- all three make white
- False
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